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Chapter 863 Take the blame and resign (second update)
The main hall of the shogunate, the shogunate general Tokugawa Iemitsu, and several ministers are sitting here, and a shogunate minister is reading a diplomatic order from the capital of China: "The shogunate general... Sakai Tadaki, the bannerman of your mansion Our officials have caused huge physical and mental trauma, and affected the enthusiasm of all our officials stationed in Japan, and destroyed the friendship between the two countries since the Han Dynasty. We should compensate our officials for their mental losses and medical expenses, totaling [-] silver..."

The shogun in charge of foreign affairs stopped abruptly when he read this, and swallowed the shock stuck in his throat.

"If it's just compensation for silver taels, it's fine. For medical expenses, 100 taels will be paid to them." Tokugawa Iemitsu said.

The rest of the shogunate ministers nodded, 100 taels of silver can calm the anger of the Kyushu Army, which is simply the tolerance of the Kyushu Army.

"Your Excellency, General, it's not 100 taels, it's 100 million taels!" said the shogun who read out the diplomatic order.

100 million taels!Everyone present was shocked.

Not all 100 million taels can be used to arm an army!

"The Kyushu army is crazy, how can a woman be worth 100 million taels of silver!" Tokugawa Iemitsu almost stood up.

"It's like a lion opening its mouth!" The ministers of the shogunate also felt that the Kyushu Army's request was not generally excessive.

Sakai Tadakatsu looked at Matsudaira Nobuzuna, Abe Tadaaki and others with a headache. As expected, the Kyushu Army put forward a very excessive demand, one million taels of silver per mouth.

Edo Bank is almost on the verge of bankruptcy. Because of the loss of the factory, many depositors have not paid off their deposits. Where can they find 100 million taels of silver to compensate the Kyushu Army.

Tadakatsu Sakai thought for a while: "Everyone, please be patient. The Kyushu Army's move may not require us to hand over 100 million taels of silver. They should know that we don't have so many silver taels anymore, and 100 million taels of compensation for one person is never Nothing. It is very likely that they are just trying to extort a huge sum of money from us, and we only need to pay them a ransom that satisfies them."

"Sakai Tadakatsu is right. We can negotiate this condition again." Tokugawa Iemitsu also realized that the Kyushu Army is unlikely to make such a harsh request, and Sakai Tadakatsu's deduction is likely to be correct.

Everyone is still worried. Although it is not 100 million taels of silver, the Kyushu Army has put forward a request of 100 million taels of silver, which shows that the Kyushu Army's appetite is definitely not small!
"Mr. Sakai thinks how much silver taels can satisfy the extortion of the Kyushu Army." Abe Tadaaki asked.

"At least 1 taels of silver, maybe less... Prepare for 10 taels." Said Tadakatsu Sakai.

Losing 10 taels of silver for a dude? !Tokugawa Iemitsu has collapsed, and the financial situation of the shogunate is already very tight.Spending an extra 10 taels of silver may make the shogunate's finances worse, or even go bankrupt!

"It's not just that..." the shogun who read out the diplomatic order said again.

"Everyone be quiet!" Tokugawa Jiaguang saw that the Kyushu Army had other conditions, and stopped the noise of the crowd.

Everyone wants to know what other harsh requirements the Kyushu Army has.

"The Kyushu Army requested... Sakai Tadakatsu, the elder brother of Sakai Tadakichi, to take the blame and resign, and not to hold any position in the shogunate..." The face of the shogunate minister who read the diplomatic letter became even worse.

In an instant, there was an explosion in the hall!
Tadakatsu Sakai suffocated slightly, and the other goal of the Kyushu Army was not to ask for anything else, but to ask him to step down!
He understood why the Kyushu Army did this. He was the leader of the shogunate's reformist faction. If he was brought down, the shogunate's reform would definitely be affected.

Do you want to agree to the conditions of the Kyushu Army?Everyone looked at Sakai Tadakatsu. It was his younger brother who caused this series of incidents. The Kyushu Army used this incident to target him and stood at the commanding heights of morality. It was really hard for Sakai Tadakatsu to get out of this matter.

"Sakai Tadakatsu is an important minister, and he cannot freely agree to the request of the Kyushu Army." Tokugawa Iemitsu was a little angry.

The officials of the shogunate are almost all his retainers, and the Kyushu Army actually wants his retainers to take the blame and resign?This is simply a blatant challenge to his control over his courtiers!

However, Sakai Tadakatsu was involved in this incident because of his relatives. Tokugawa Iemitsu wanted to refuse the Kyushu Army's request, and it would probably take a lot of effort.

"The minister chose to resign and return to his hometown..." Tadakatsu Sakai did not resist, but compromised with the Kyushu Army.

The ministers of the shogunate were even more surprised. They didn't expect that Sakai Tadakatsu didn't even have the intention of resisting, but directly chose to retire and return to the field? !

"Now is the critical period of change. Tadakatsu Sakai, you are the leader of our shogunate's reform. The Kyushu Army first bought our factories and then asked you to take the blame and leave. It is obvious that you want to prevent our shogunate from making changes. You must not be old. Return home!" Tokugawa Iemitsu was the most surprised.

He can't let Tadakatsu Sakai leave just now. Tadakatsu Sakai has the deepest understanding of the Kyushu Army, and he has the greatest success rate of leading the shogunate to carry out reforms. If Tadakatsu Sakai takes the blame and resigns, the strength of the reform faction will be greatly damaged.

"Mr. Sakai, you have to think twice before you act. If you resign, it will be even more embarrassing and difficult for us to face the Kyushu Army's offensive!" Other reform dispatch officials persuaded.

Tadakatsu Sakai is their current leader, and once he leaves the conservatives may make a comeback.

"When the Kyushu Army makes this request, there is no possibility of compromise. Moreover, I really have nothing to teach my family. I have nothing to say about being attacked by the Kyushu Army." Sakai Tadakatsu pointed to Abe Zhongqiu, "Abe-kun has deeply The essence of innovation, he can inherit my will, and his successor can make the Kyushu army mistakenly believe that their strategy has succeeded, and the obstacles to us may be reduced because of this.”

"I'm afraid I won't be able to take on this heavy responsibility!" Abe Tadaaki said anxiously when Sakai Tadakatsu asked him to shoulder the heavy responsibility.

"You don't have to make a decision so quickly. I will continue to negotiate with the Kyushu Army. Calm down during this time." Tokugawa Iemitsu still did not agree with Sakai Tadakatsu's decision. He had to ask the Kyushu Army to let Sakai Tadakatsu stay.

"Does the Kyushu Army have any other conditions?" Tokugawa Iemitsu asked.

Chu Yun put forward two conditions, one is to ask for a huge amount of compensation, and the other is to ask Sakai Tadakatsu to step down, both of which are to make things difficult for him.Tokugawa Iemitsu could no longer bear other harsh conditions.

"Not anymore...but the other party mentioned at the end that Tadaki Sakai will be executed by them, don't think that he will survive." said the shogun who read out the diplomatic letter.

For this point, everyone present, including Tokugawa Iemitsu, felt that it didn't matter, and Tadaki Sakai was to blame himself.Only Tadakatsu Sakai was the most distressed, and he who hoped that the shogunate would become stronger was miserably cheated.

(End of this chapter)